7:Migration Westward

The idea of Manifest Destiny is the idea of the U.S.

• to give land to American Indian tribes

• stretching land from ocean to ocean

• to pay settlers to live on the plains

Which evidence is supported by the map?

• Lewis and Clark crossed a huge area of land that gave the United States claims to the northwest area
• Lewis and Clark crossed a small area of land that gave the United States claims to the southwest area 
• Lewis and Clark crossed the Rocky Mountains and claimed the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona

What's most likely reason Lewis and Clark Expedition took the route indicated in the map

• They were following the routes of earlier explorers
• They were hoping for a route that avoided contact with American Indian
• They were using the Missouri River as a transportation route.

Settlers needed this to 

• cool themselves off
• for electricity
• to pump water

Transcontinental Railroad contributed to environmental change by

• polluting rivers on the Great Plains

• depleting supplies of coal

• helping wipe out large herds of bison

What makes New Orleans a major center of trade?

• Its location at the mouth of the Mississippi River
• Its location on the Great Plains
• Its dry climate

One challenge faced by many immigrants was 

• Over-Crowded living
• finding a good paying job
• being separated from family

Which economic activity would have likely occurred in all of the 13 colonies?

• Fishing
• Minning
• Whaling

Scientific discoveries and technological innovations have benefited individuals and societies in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• improving minor areas only

• improved travel with inventions such as airplanes

• improved quality of life

Westward migration in the United States improved the economy because 

• the Erie Canal was discovered
• new resources were gained
• the frontier had land for building factories